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School: Coillte Críotáin

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Erris, Co. Roscommon
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Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 404

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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    192. Hills are green when far away.
    193. Honesty is the best policy.
    194. There is many a slip betwen the cup and the lip.
    195. Keep the shop and the shop will keep you.
    196. He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrrowing.
    197. Penny saved is a penny gained.
    198. A straight tree may have crooked roots.
    199. As you brew you must bake.
    200. When there is a will there is a way.
    201. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    202. All is not gold that glitters.
    203. A quenched coal is easy kindled.
    204. Good when lost is valued most.
    205. Praise a fair day at night.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Tivnan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornaglia, Co. Roscommon